The Bruce Trail
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The Bruce Trail App

Plan, track, and log your hikes on Canada’s oldest and longest marked footpath with this easy-to-use, official Bruce Trail App. Carry the most up-to-date Bruce Trail information with you on your day-hikes or long-distance adventures on the Niagara Escarpment.

The Bruce Trail App features the 42 official topographic maps found in the printed Bruce Trail Reference, Map and Trail Guide – with continuously updated trail information and helpful navigational tools. It can be used with or without cell coverage on the trail.

Proceeds from the sale of this App go towards The Bruce Trail Conservancy.

Features:

=> The Entire Bruce Trail:View the full 890 km main Bruce Trail and over 400 km of associated side trails, including any recent trail changes and closed trail sections.

=> Photo SharingTake photos and see them plotted on the trail. Share photos with Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, iMessage, email, and more.

=> Measure the Trail:Tap along the trail to plan your route and measure the distance you will be hiking. See a dynamic scale bar on the map.

=> Record Tracks:Record your day's hike as a track file and see how far you have traveled. Leave the GPS on as a background task to record your track while you use other Apps or lock the screen. WARNING: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

=> Map Pans as You Move:Track your location with a map that moves as you move. Set the map to keep north up or to rotate with your direction of travel.

=> Download All Maps:When you have cellular or Wi-Fi access, download all the Bruce Trail topo maps with one tap. You can be certain all the data you need is on your iOS device when you head out on the trail.

=> Find Place Names, Restaurants, Stores, Gas stations and Other Services:With the built-in Apple(TM) Maps search, quickly locate the services you need within easy access of the trail.

=> Other information:Find useful information about the Bruce Trail, Blazes, the Bruce Trail Users’ Code, and the topo map legend in an easy reference menu.

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About the Bruce Trail:

The Bruce Trail, Canada's oldest and longest marked footpath, provides the only continuous public access to the magnificent Niagara Escarpment, a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve.

Running along the Escarpment from Niagara to Tobermory, it spans more than 890 km of main trail and over 400 km of associated side trails.

The Bruce Trail Conservancy (BTC) is a charitable organization committed to establishing a conservation corridor containing a public footpath along the Niagara Escarpment, in order to protect its natural ecosystems and to promote environmentally responsible public access to this UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve.

The BTC is one of Ontario's largest land trusts, preserving over 8,000 acres of irreplaceable Niagara Escarpment landscape.

2.0.1

May 29, 2015

- Resolved an issue related to broken image links in the Did You Know feature.

2.0.0

May 1, 2015

- New 2015 trail data and more detailed information for camp sites and parking locations- Camping and parking information will now be periodically updated automatically, along with trail data, closure notices, and 'Did You Know?' messages

1.3.1

Mar 9, 2015

- Fixes an issue that caused the app to crash when recording tracks or loading tracks when iCloud was enabled.

1.3.0

Feb 8, 2015

- Tapping on a side trail will reveal its name- Choose between Standard, Hybrid, Satellite background map- Option to not show the background map- Tracks can be stored with iCloud- Messages will be displayed to indicate progress during trail loading

1.2.2

Dec 1, 2014

- Resolved an issue where trail closure descriptions would not display.- Resolved an issue where route measurement would never complete.

1.2.1

Nov 15, 2014

- Includes latest trail routes.- Take photos and see them plotted on the trail. - Share photos with Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, iMessage, email, and more.- Shows permanently and temporarily closed trail sections.- Side trails that intersect use different line styles so they can be distinguished.- Added a scale bar.- Optimized menu bar icons for iPhone 6+- Enhanced annotations to be more consistent across the family of iOS devices.- Resolved an issue where all maps would not download.- Resolved an issue preventing route length calculation in certain situations.- App launches much faster.

1.0.0

Oct 10, 2014

Jan 26, 2018

Version 2.1.9

Resolves compatibility issues affecting devices running iOS 11

Ratings and Reviews

3.5 out of 5

13 Ratings

13 Ratings

Kevin67528284959
,2018-11-04

Lots of bugs

Filled with functionality problems. You get locked out and can’t go back once you have selected items on the map. The tool bar will hide and won’t come back up. The app has potential but too many bugs that need fixing.

Kevin67528284959
,2018-11-04

Lots of bugs

Filled with functionality problems. You get locked out and can’t go back once you have selected items on the map. The tool bar will hide and won’t come back up. The app has potential but too many bugs that need fixing.

Ensorceled
,2018-10-19

Definitely a plus for hiking the Bruce

Good for hiking and finding parking spots and trail heads. Great to get real-time changes and closures.

Map caching is flaky and sometimes downloads maps again for no reason, Route measurement tool is VERY frustrating to use and photo feature has been disabled. Fix those and this is a 5 star app.

Ensorceled
,2018-10-19

Definitely a plus for hiking the Bruce

Good for hiking and finding parking spots and trail heads. Great to get real-time changes and closures.

Map caching is flaky and sometimes downloads maps again for no reason, Route measurement tool is VERY frustrating to use and photo feature has been disabled. Fix those and this is a 5 star app.

Ebiancolin
,2018-10-19

Worth the money.

Highly recommend, the trail is always changing and this app is kept current.

Here are my main uses...

1) When I know I’ll be somewhere near the trail I’ll use this app to scout access points.

2) The gps data is very accurate, even though the trail is very well marked I do like having this tool in my back pocket.

I will mention that it can be challenging to measure distances.

Ebiancolin
,2018-10-19

Worth the money.

Highly recommend, the trail is always changing and this app is kept current.

Here are my main uses...

1) When I know I’ll be somewhere near the trail I’ll use this app to scout access points.

2) The gps data is very accurate, even though the trail is very well marked I do like having this tool in my back pocket.